Dressing as Anna Karenina's Dame Life

Karenin and the others chose a small town in Germany as a health resort. There are many good hot springs there, which are very popular with the upper class. Although it is a small town, it is also a high-end place, but there are not as many buildings as in big cities. , more rural.

There are always various troubles in places where there are many high-class people, or some hidden rules. Everyone's identity has his own clear position. This does not require others to say anything, but everyone silently abides by it. One tries to break it, because that puts you in a very awkward position.

When Karenin was in Moscow, he was in an important position, but it was nothing when he arrived in Germany. As soon as they arrived here, they were arranged a house. Of course, they were surrounded by people of similar status to them, including British nobles and Germans. A countess and her son, the young man was a wounded soldier, he was not tall, but his brows and eyes were full of sharpness, besides, there was a pair of siblings who were studying, they looked very similar, their noses The freckles on the tip are almost all in the same position. After a few greetings, everyone started to tidy up their own little worlds.

"Mom, are we going to live here for a while?" Seryozha asked, touching the leather cover of the sofa.

"Yes baby, do you like it?"

"I like it." Seryozha nodded and said with a smile, "Although this place is not as big as ours, I quite like it."

"As long as you like it." Anna answered the little guy's various questions while packing up. Karenin didn't have many things, just some necessities. The clothes Anna brought him were warm enough and the fabrics were softer. Some indoor wool socks, that's warm enough.

Karenin is not a delicate person. He used to do everything by himself when he was alone. He didn't like to let the servants prepare these things. He always did it himself. Although Anna often packed his luggage for him after marriage, but It's not very common to go on vacation together like now, so it's a bit novel to see the gentle expression on the woman's face when she packs her things.

He didn't leave, just stood by and watched, helping occasionally when Anna couldn't reach the top of the cabinet.

"It's a good thing you're tall enough," she joked, tiptoeing and kissing him on the cheek, which made Karenin think the journey was a wise decision.

After carefully tidying up, just in time for dinner, Anna changed Seryozha into a formal suit. The little guy looks like his father, and it can be seen that he will be a tall man in the future. His calves are straight, and he looks like a young man in a small suit. A little gentleman, Karenin, also changed into a tuxedo with a starched white shirt inside. Of course, at Anna's request, he added a warm sweater.

"It's a good thing he's not fat." Anna thought while arranging the man's clothes. If it was according to the standard Russian physique, Karenin would only look bloated in this way.

Anna was amused at the thought that Karenin might become fat, which made the man look at her.

"It's nothing, let's go, Alexey." Anna smiled and took the man's arm, holding Seryozha with her right hand, and the family walked towards the restaurant.

This time period happened to be dinner time, there were a lot of people but not noisy, Karenin always seemed to have the foresight, he made a reservation in advance, so now, they can easily go to their reserved place under the guidance of the waiter.

The waiter in a black suit seemed to be a Tatar, a little talkative, but not annoying, with a refreshing face, he stood respectfully by the side, asking what to order.

Karenin ordered a fried steak. He is not picky about what he eats, and he doesn't seem to have any special preferences. Anna looked at the menu and added a few more dishes. When it came to cauliflower, the little boy beside him had already looked away. Looking at the menu, he stretched out his little hand and pressed on the menu and said softly: "Mom, don't want cauliflower, I ate it at noon."

"I thought you were grown up, so you weren't afraid to eat them." Anna deliberately teased the boy, who blushed and said, "This...you need to grow up a bit."

"Well, no cauliflower for dinner." Anna agreed, rubbing the little boy's hair, and Seryozha breathed a sigh of relief.

"Would you like wine?" the waiter asked, and seemed to be ready to make a recommendation.

"No need." Karenin said, raising his eyes.

"Okay, it will be delivered right away, please wait a moment." The waiter shrugged his shoulders and quickly wrote it down in the small notebook, almost in the blink of an eye, and he left respectfully.

Anna picked up the napkins on the table, rubbed them to make them softer, handed one to Karenin, then took Seryoshara in her arms, and tucked the corners of the napkins into the neckline of his vest.

"Come on baby, raise your little hand."

"En." Seryozha nodded, and stretched out his arms to make the napkin fit his clothes better.

Seryozha was still young, and Anna was afraid that he would get his clothes dirty, so she surrounded him. Karenin took the carefully softened napkin, spread it out, neatly folded it in half, and put it on her lap.

Not long after, the Tatar waiter brought the dinner. After a busy day, the family was satisfied with the meal. After the main meal, there was a small episode. A girl pushed an old woman with handicapped legs. After entering, the noisy noise of some children around immediately quieted down. Some people even looked at the lady in the wheelchair with respectful eyes. Anna found that even Karenin's eyes fell on the lady. .

"Do you know him? Alexei." Anna asked softly.

"Mrs. Stahl," Karenin replied, the corners of his mouth slightly turned up, and the shrewd smile appeared again, "she doesn't associate with any Russians."

Anna blinked and looked at the lady carefully. She was a little curious about such a proud lady.

Mrs. Stahl was born thin and small, especially when she was sitting in a wheelchair, her eyes were surprisingly large. Her cheekbones were sickly red, but her lips were light in color. It could be seen that she was very sick, but That kind of calm look made it impossible to make fun of her.

There was another girl who caught Anna's attention, the girl pushing the wheelchair. She was of medium height, with thick brown hair, long eyelashes, but also very thin, and couldn't even support her clothes. This kind of arc is very comfortable, she is a girl who is born with a smiling face.

She looked away, but saw her son staring blankly in the direction of the two. "Do you think she is pretty?" Anna couldn't help teasing when she saw Seryozha staring at her intently.

The little guy blushed and shook his head violently, "No, I just want to know why the lady is sitting on it."

"Seryozha, don't be curious about such questions." Karenin said lightly.

"Okay, Dad." Seryozha responded obediently. He tugged at his mother's sleeve and whispered in her ear shyly, "I think you look the best."

"My sweet little baby." Anna held the little guy's face in both hands, and kissed his tender face. The latter narrowed his eyes and smiled. After being praised by his mother, he started to eat his dessert contentedly with a spoon in his little hand. Custard pudding.

Anna got up and went to the dressing room, and when she came back, she heard arguing around the corner.

"Please let go!" It was a high-pitched voice that sounded a little angry.

Anna took a closer look, and it turned out to be the young lady just now. She seemed to be being harassed by a man in military uniform. A colorful tie and a pair of small eyes look unpleasant.

"What happened?" Anna tried her best to pretend to be a passerby, and both of them looked at her. The young lady had humiliation in her eyes, and took advantage of the man's stupefied moment to slam her away. his arm.

The man glanced at Anna resentfully, turned and left, even though he was a jerk, he understood that the lady dressed in noble clothes was not something he could easily offend.

"Are you okay?" Anna asked concerned.

"Thank you, ma'am, I'm fine." Hualunga thanked gratefully, her blue eyes were slightly wet, but she still tried her best to smile to reassure him.

"That's good." Anna nodded with a smile, and Valenga smiled shyly and told Anna that she needed to go to the dressing room.

"Go, then I'll leave first."

"Okay, ma'am, thank you very much." The girl bowed again to thank you. Although she was not dressed luxuriously, she was very polite.

In the evening, Anna told Karenin about it. After hearing Anna's description, Karenin thought for a while and said, "Is there a scar on that man's left eye?"

"How do you know?" Anna nodded first, and then asked curiously.

Karenin pondered for a while, "I know that man is also from Moscow. He was wounded on the battlefield and promoted to colonel, but that's all. He doesn't have much courage."

"You know so much, Alexei." Anna smiled and praised the man. The corner of the latter's lips curled up. Although collecting information is his hobby and instinct, hearing his wife's praise always feels that these things It became more meaningful, he smiled in his heart, for his hypocritical thoughts.

"Knock knock" the door was knocked, Anna turned her head to look over, and it was Seryozha who pushed the door in, holding his pillow in his arms, wearing a white nightgown, furry slippers on his feet, and a small face. With a look of prayer.

"Can I sleep with you?" He gently closed the door with his bare little feet while he was talking, and the big pillow was held in his arms, making him look even smaller.

"Of course, baby, come here." Anna smiled before Karenin could say anything.

"Where's Dad?" The little guy hugged the pillow and continued to wink at his father.

"Come here, next time you have to remember to wear a pair of socks first." Karenin got up and signaled his son to come over quickly, and the joyful child ran over, threw off his slippers and climbed into the middle of the big bed. It was very warm, and he nestled contentedly in his mother's arms.

"Look at your little feet, they are cold to the touch." Anna said as she rubbed her little feet, and the latter giggled when she scratched her itchy flesh.

Karenin raised the quilt a little so that Seryozha's neck would not freeze.

"Scared alone?" Anna touched Seryozha's belly again, and she was relieved to make sure that it would not be cold there.

"Well," Seryozha admitted shyly, and whispered: "I can't sleep, this is not our house."

"Didn't you live for a while with Uncle Scheva?" Karenin pointed out.

"That's different, Dad, I used to sleep with my mother at that time." Seryozha replied with a wrinkled nose, and he nodded very seriously, "I'm not afraid to sleep with my mother, but I still like it." The three of us sleep together."

"You are eight years old, Seryozha." Karenin smiled, stroking his son's curly hair with his fingers, and said this in a gentle tone, which made the boy feel warm.

"I know, but that's tomorrow, and now I'm going to sleep with my parents." He narrowed his eyes and said in a coquettish tone, which made Karenin laugh.

After Seryozha fell asleep, Anna asked the man next to him while playing with the little guy's hair.

"Alexey, is Madame Stahl famous? Everyone seems to respect the way she looks"

"Well, she has lived abroad for a long time, but as a Russian, she doesn't like to deal with Russians. As for her being respected, no one can really make it clear. She seems to have been running charity, and it seems that it is because of her personal Noble character," said Karenin with a smile, "whatever the facts may be, there is no doubt that she had friendship with the highest figures of all churches and sects."

"Sounds amazing." Anna was a little surprised.

"Indeed." Karenin was really surprised that a woman could do this, not to mention that she had been ill in bed more than ten years ago.

The next day, the weather was fine. When Anna and the others were going to have breakfast, two people came to the hot spring bath. For some reason, many people seemed to be staring at them with disgust.

The man is tall, but very thin, with high cheekbones, a pair of jet-black eyes that look a little dull, with thick dark circles under his eyes, wearing a khaki short coat with short sleeves and a long hem, which is neither fish nor fowl. , a kind-looking woman supported him, and her movements seemed to be very skillful.

The two walked straight through the crowd towards the restaurant, as if they were used to it. Just as they were about to disappear, Anna suddenly heard the man scolding the woman and the woman's weak response.

"Who is that?" Seryozha raised his head and asked his father.

"I don't know either." Karenin withdrew his gaze, thinking about this strange thing to himself. It stands to reason that people who can come here must have a certain status, so naturally they would not be too downcast. It's not very good, and everyone's reaction seems to be that this is not the first time they have come here.

When the family arrived at the dining room, Anna saw Valenga again, with surprise in her blue eyes, and she beckoned to Anna and the others to come over.

"Madame, if you don't mind, please sit down here. There are always a lot of people at this time." Valenga said with a smile.

"Yes, ma'am, I heard from Valenga yesterday, you helped her, I really appreciate it." Mrs. Stahl smiled faintly, her hands were gracefully placed on her lap, she calmly Her bright eyes and decent smile make it impossible for others to ignore her, even if she can't walk.

"Hello, madam, it's nothing." Anna said with a smile, she turned her head to look at her husband, and introduced: "This is my husband Karenin, and this is my son Seryozha. We came from Moscow. of."

"Moscow, that's a good place, hello, Karenin, and my lovely little boy, Seryozha, isn't it, this is really a suitable name for you." Stahl first sighed that Moscow is beautiful and then continued She just looked at Karenin, her eyes and movements were not artificial, but she clearly had a sense of arrogance. It seems that what Karenin said about this lady disdain to deal with Russians is true, Anna thought.

Karenin kissed the back of Madame Stahl's hand and exchanged some pleasantries. The latter was obviously not interested, but he had to say something to save face. Valenga gave her an apologetic look, and Anna smiled back. Looking at her husband, maybe this is the first time he has been so disgusted by others.

Because there were too many people, Anna and the others took advantage of the opportunity to sit at Hualunga's table and have breakfast.

Although Seryozha was still a little curious about the lady's wheelchair, his father said not to ask, so he also tried his best to control his eyes not to look there, but stared at his food and ate it wholeheartedly.

After breakfast, she bid farewell to Varenga and the others. Anna took Karenin's arm. The former Sergey decided to go for a walk. After all, they came here to rest well, and they couldn't breathe good air in the hotel all the time.

Karenin narrowed his eyes slightly. The morning sun was bright and the air was fresh. There were a few pedestrians on the road, and the trees on both sides were beginning to bloom. After all, it was also spring.

"It's very comfortable, isn't it?" the woman next to him asked him with a smile on her face.

"Yes. Comfortable." Karenin nodded approvingly, a small smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, far away from the air of the city, his nose smelled a trace of cold clean air, his wife held his arm , the son's bright pace, indeed, everything is beautiful and refreshing.

Anna finally breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Karenin's real smile on the corner of her mouth. She bent her eyes and signaled the man to look at the passing German maids.

Karenin took a look. Unlike his wife, or many people here, those German maids were tall and dark-skinned, but plump and full of vitality, they looked very charming.

"They're strong, aren't they? They look vibrant, maybe I can get a little tan, what do you think of tan?" Anna joked.

Karenin looked at her intently, and bent the corners of his lips, "It's fine if you do this."

What he said was natural, but it sounded sweet to Anna, her cheeks were a little blushing, and she looked at him happily, as if she couldn't get enough of it.

They walked for a while, and after 15 minutes decided to take a rest on the bench, Sergesha pointed to a small garden next to him and asked, "Mom, can I go there and play for a while?"

"Go ahead baby, be careful."

"Okay, mother, I'll be back in a moment, just call me." Seryozha replied with squinted eyes.

Seeing her son's cheerful figure running into the garden, Anna smiled and looked away. She touched Karenin's hand to see if he was warm enough.

"It's a little cold." She said a little worried.

"It's okay, just sit like this for a while, Anna." Karenin said relaxedly, he seemed in a good mood.

"Fine, if you wish."

The sun in Germany seems to be warmer than that in Moscow. I don't know if it's because of the hot springs or something, Anna pulled Karenin and talked to him.

"What's the matter with that lady's legs?" She asked a little embarrassedly. She was also curious when Seryozha said that day, but she just held back.

This time Karenin didn't care. He thought for a while and said, "She seems to be in poor health. I don't know whether it was congenital or later. There are many rumors about her. Some people say she is a very Severe woman, her husband can't even stand her, and people say she is eccentric, and there is nothing good to say about her." These words were told by Sludin to Karenin. It was those news that flew to his ears automatically, because Sludin is a lively person and can always get acquainted with others quickly.

"But you seem to have a good impression of her?" Anna pointed out curiously.

"Yes, no matter what the facts are, she is a powerful woman." Karenin smiled, "At least she wasn't scared to go out by these messy messages."

"That sounds like she is really special." Anna thought for a while and commented.

"Special?" Karenin chewed the word, smiled in agreement.

"And Valenga? She seems to be Frau Stahl's daughter."

"No, she wasn't." Karenin shook his head, tapped his fingers on his knee a few times, and said: "Mrs. Daughter, in order to prevent her from being sad, Mrs. Stahl's husband took the cook's daughter and told her that it was their child, but the lie was a lie after all, and she still raised the child afterwards, and it should be the young lady of today gone."

"This is really twists and turns." Anna sighed, "She is a kind lady."

"Maybe." Karenin said casually. In his mind, the word kindness is always open to question. People don't do things for no reason, even if they seem to be selfless. His keen officialdom The nerves reminded him like this, so he was lucky enough to avoid many traps.

The author has something to say: So Mr. Karenin is in a very happy mood, because I just finished one of the Mizuki exams, but baa, just because of Mizuki I finished the exam, and because I got up early to endorse the book, my mood was a little abnormal, so baa , Tomorrow I will make Mr. Karenin unhappy, wow ha ha ha!Next week is the official exam week, after the Mizuki exam, you will be liberated!The perverted mood will occasionally explode [bad laugh]

PS About the age, sorry, Mizuki made a mistake!Mizuki saw in the translation that it mentioned that Karenin was 20 years older than Anna. Mizuki miscalculated their ages earlier, so Mr. Karenin is now in his 40s, sad. In fact, I am more cuter than 30, but It’s not easy to change, Mr. Karenin is now an uncle in his 40s TUT Thank you guys who caught it for me, thank you!